This January, our Trillium Montessori students turned their curiosity toward the natural world with a hands-on STEAM activity that explored how glaciers move. Using talcum powder and ice, children created miniature glaciers and observed what happens when the ice begins to slide slowly across the surface.
Through touch and observation, the children noticed how the powder helped the ice glide more smoothly, just like real glaciers moving across rock and land. They talked about where glaciers are found and what makes them change shape over time.
In Montessori learning, discovery begins with the senses. Experiments like this encourage children to ask questions, test ideas, and see science in motion. As they watched their tiny glaciers travel across the table, they learned that even slow changes can shape the world in amazing ways.
